More about Phi Phi Arboreal Resort

8.4

Excellent

"Its a beautiful view from up there but its a trek to get up..."

marisa

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May 17, 2017

An overview

This resort enjoys an excellent location from which to partake in activities both on land and in water. Choose to simply lie back and relax on the beach, or pick from one of the numerous choices available. Must-do activities while here include snorkeling and diving, and then there is rock climbing, cliff jumping, sailing, and spas to try. Guest's enjoy a 24-hour water supply, tour desk, postal service, and laundry on-site. Phi Phi Arboreal Resort provides guests with comfortable surroundings from which to explore this popular tourist attraction.

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What they offer

5.6

Review score

"Pros: staff is very friendly, and the view is amazing (half..."

Andrew

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September 21, 2018

Popular facilities

Restaurants

Front desk [24-hour]

Languages spoken

English

Thai

Internet access

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Wi-Fi in public areas

Things to do, ways to relax

Canoeing

Garden

Spa

Diving

Hiking

Ticket services

Fishing

Snorkeling

Tours

Dining, drinking, and snacking

Bar

Restaurants

Room service [24-hour]

Services and conveniences

Cash withdrawal

Daily housekeeping

Shops

Concierge

Laundry service

Smoking area

Convenience store

Luggage storage

Currency exchange

Safety deposit boxes

For the kids

Family room

Access

Check-in/out [express]

Front desk [24-hour]

Security [24-hour]

Elevator

Pets allowed

Wheelchair accessible

Getting around

Airport transfer

Car park [on-site]

Shuttle service

Available in all rooms

Additional toilet

Free bottled water

Seating area

Air conditioning

In-room safe box

Separate dining area

Balcony/terrace

Mini bar

Shower

Closet

Non-smoking

Sofa

Clothes rack

Refrigerator

Toiletries

Desk

Satellite/cable channels

Towels

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Nearest essentials

Airports

Krabi International Airport (KBV)

45.3 km

Phuket International Airport (HKT)

65.7 km

Hospital or clinic

Phi Phi Hospital

910 m

Shopping

Ton sai Shopping Area

460 m

Convenience store

On-site

Cash withdrawal

ATM on-site

Distances shown are straight-line distances on the map. Actual travel distances may vary.

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What's nearby

Popular landmarks

Koh Phi Phi Viewpoint - 400 m

Loh Da Lum Beach - 700 m

Ton Sai Bay - 740 m

Long Beach - 1.91 km

Monkey Beach - 2.31 km

Laem Tong Beach - 4.03 km

Viking Cave - 5.75 km

Ao Maya - 7.3 km

Losama Bay - 7.62 km

Koh Phai ( Bamboo Island) - 8.34 km

Nearby landmarks

Banana Bar - 350 m

Slinky Beach Bar - 400 m

Princess Divers Center - 400 m

Koh Phi Phi Viewpoint - 400 m

Ton sai Shopping Area - 460 m

Pum Thai Restaurant & Cooking School - 600 m

Loh Dalam Bay - 610 m

Carlito Bar and Night Club - 620 m

Loh Da Lum Beach - 700 m

Ton Sai Bay - 740 m

Distances shown are straight-line distances on the map. Actual travel distances may vary.

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Property's guest policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

Minimum age of guests is: 0 year(s).

Guest's age

Extra bed

Infant 0-3 year(s)

Stay for free if using existing bedding.

Baby cot/crib may be requested directly from the property.

Children 4-8 year(s)

Stay for free if using existing bedding.

If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.

Guests 9 years and older are considered as adults

Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.

Others

When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Clean, beautiful rooms with nice decor. No Wifi in the rooms- only in lobby. Good restaurant with good prices. Close to the “city centre” but far enough from the noise. It’s about 110 stairs up to the reception area. If you are not fit, physically challenged, or have big heavy luggage’s - then I wouldn’t recommend staying here.

Reviewed March 05, 2019

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3.2

Marcio from Germany

Family with young children

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 3 nights in March 2019

Worst Hotel in Thailand”

The most worst Hotel we stayed on our Tour in Thailand. The only good point: The view is amazing. But the Staff is very unfriendly and the rooms are horrible. Also if you book a high class superior Room with seaview, you will get a very bad, dirty and smelly room. We travelled with our 16 month old daughter and we booked for 3 nights- breakfast included. But they didnt gave our daughter breakfast. They said, breakfast is only for adults. So if you are travelling with a child, make sure to get an other hotel. We will never come back to this hotel and we cant recommend it to other people. There are a lot of negative points: Another example you dont have WiFi/Internet in your room. We would give 5 of 100 points for this hotel, because of the view. But you can get a better view from the viewpoint, so its not nessasary to take this location...

Reviewed March 06, 2019

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9.6

Exceptional

Azhar from Thailand

Couple

Deluxe Sea View Room

Stayed 1 night in February 2019

Fantastic”

A beautiful resort that was just what we were looking for: Beautiful scenery, Peaceful, Clean, Comfortable and Simple. Definitely recommend.
P.s.
The hike up and down is a good way to keep some activity in from all the vacation drinking and eating lol.

Reviewed February 23, 2019

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8.8

Excellent

Stewart from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 2 nights in February 2019

Amazing View”

I stayed in the fifth floor and there are a lot of steps, but the view made the sweat so worth it. Also, you’ll just be burning off the calories from all the amazing food you’ll eat whilst in Phi Phi.
The staff were so healpful and friendly and carried my bags too and from my room, and also back to the ferry port.
The hotel is located half way up the viewpoint, so away from the business of the main town.
I’d definitely recommend a stay here.

Reviewed February 21, 2019

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8.0

Excellent

Eduard from Netherlands

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 3 nights in January 2019

Great place, great staff and most of all a great view”

The staff is great and very friendy, liked our stay here a lot. They offer pick-up from the harber when you arrive but you have to contact them first. Also there is no wifi in the rooms that are a bit higher up.

Reviewed January 17, 2019

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6.8

Good

Marian from Germany

Group

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 4 nights in February 2019

Good”

We had a room
With no view at all. They want to charge 400Bath/ 13€ per hour per person if you dont check in time, i mean this is over priced. The people at reception aren’t that friendly but the service people are very very nice.

Reviewed February 18, 2019

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2.4

Eryn from United States

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 1 night in February 2019

Awful location”

We hated this place so much we packed up and moved after one night. It is not in a good location, and be prepared to hike up hundreds of steps with your luggage to get to you room. When we asked for someone to help with our bags when we checked out they made us pay! Internet did not work. We ran out of there to a new place the next day. We paid way too much money for this place!

Reviewed February 13, 2019

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10.0

Exceptional

Thibault from France

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 2 nights in January 2019

Excellent”

Very good view and excellent breakfast !

Reviewed February 21, 2019

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8.4

Excellent

Tony from Australia

Solo traveler

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 1 night in October 2018

Beautiful rooms with an excellent view.”

Really nice rooms that are well worth the price. Very nicely furnished and well equipped. Lush garden surrounds.
Only drawback is that its a little out of the way/hard to find, and you'll be sweating after the climb up the hill to the hotel!

Reviewed October 09, 2018

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7.6

Very good

Jasmine

Couple

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 3 nights in February 2019

Great hotel, quite the hike up ”

The hotel is located by the Koh Phi Phi view point so it’s quite the hike up hill to get to the hotel. Amazing location though with a great view of the island! The hotel was clean and nice.

Reviewed February 22, 2019

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7.6

Very good

Austin from United States

Solo traveler

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 3 nights in January 2019

Great view and value”

Great view and value. WiFi only in public space and it’s questionable at best.
But the view and price are phenomenal.
I will say that the pillows and bed were hard as a rock... and I actually like a firm mattress.

Reviewed January 19, 2019

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6.8

Good

Elizabeth from United Kingdom

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 3 nights in January 2019

Value for Money + View = Stay Here”

So Phi Phi Arboreal Resort was a very basic room. Could of done with a lick of paint and a bit of love! However.. the view was incredible. The hotel is located half way up the Phi Phi view point steps (DO NOT STAY HERE IF UNABLE TO CLIMB MANY STEPS) which for some people would be a negative but for my partner and I was a positive - super easy to get to the view point (which is not to be missed) and close enough to the action; you can be in Tonsai Village in 5-10 mins but without the noise - if anything it is very peaceful up there! It’s not so much of a “resort” - no pool or other facilities but very cheap and with a view to die for! I would recommend.

Reviewed January 15, 2019

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8.8

Excellent

Constantin from Romania

Group

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 4 nights in January 2019

Best view from the room”

I stayed here 4 times in a row.
If hundreds of stairs doesn’t scare you, is a very good place to stay. You have a panoramic view over the island, this is just brilliant.
Room is clean, bathroom is ok.
Breakfast is not the Best, but you can find an option
Compared with other accommodations at the same price, I preferred arboreal.
But again, take into consideration the stairs :))

Reviewed January 15, 2019

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10.0

Exceptional

Caleb from United States

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 2 nights in December 2018

Great view”

This hotel was fantastic, with an amazing view of the beaches and cliffs of Phi Phi. We spent our first night in a small room in the middle of the noisy, party atmosphere of town. After that night we immediately booked this hotel in a quieter area.
The only downside is that there is a fairly arduous uphill climb to get to this hotel, but the view is well worth it.

Reviewed January 04, 2019

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9.2

Exceptional

Marcelo from United States

Family with teens

Deluxe Sea View Room

Stayed 7 nights in December 2018

Would choose it again”

Got two adjacent rooms in the sixth floor, with a magnificent view and exactly as depicted in the site pictures. Staff is incredibly helpful and friendly, breakfast is somewhat limited but very good. Many options in the menu for lunch/dinner though. The noise from the partying in the beach was almost inaudible and the aircon worked perfectly. We already knew from prior reviews on the accessibility issue from the number of stairs to our room (255 to be precise :), or about 10 floors in a normal building). Definitely not suitable for someone with limited mobility or very out of shape. The great view comes at a price, and by the fourth day my calves were not hurting anymore.
Again, if I have a chance to go back, I will pick it again. Thanks for the hospitality!

Reviewed January 04, 2019

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9.2

Exceptional

Allison from United States

Couple

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 3 nights in December 2018

Exceptional”

The views are spectacular. And staff is extremely friendly and helpful. The resort is located far enough away from the night life that you can escape the noise. However, if you are not willing or able to climb 100+ steps to get to and from your room, this is not the resort for you. In hindsight the workout was well worth the views and quiet, but it’s definitely something you should take into consideration when booking.

Reviewed December 22, 2018

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7.6

Very good

William from Australia

Couple

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 2 nights in December 2018

Very good”

After reading some of the reviews prior to booking at Arboreal (some unbelievably nasty), we nearly didn't book there.
Well I am very glad we did as the other reviews were mostly absolute rubbish!
Yes, I will agree that there are a number of steps to get to the resort, however they are by no means insurmountable and really if you can't even make it up a moderate amount of steps then you seriously need to do something about your general health fast!
The view from the resort is amazing, the rooms we had were their budget option and were comfortable, clean, and had a recent makeover by the looks of them. Very close to the shops, bars, back beach etc. Also the remaining steps to View Point run right past Arboreal, we highly recommend making the effort to go to the top, best 30baht you will spend in Thailand I assure you.
Restaurant prices were quite cheap by resort standards and fairly good value, staff were attentive and polite, games, books and WiFi is available in this area also.

Reviewed December 12, 2018

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8.4

Excellent

Wee from Malaysia

Group

Standard Garden View Room

Stayed 1 night in August 2018

Be prepared to climb, climb, climb and CLIMB ! ”

Cons: The resort is located uphill which means you need to walk rather far from the Pier to reach this resort. Before you can even see the hotel, you need to climb at least 80 flights of inclined stairs which is very tough especially if you have lots of luggage with you. But the receptionist is really polite and friendly. They will help you to bring your stuffs to the Pier when you are leaving the hotel but you should give some small tips as the hotel is rather far fro the pier. For those of you who are interested in climbing the Phi Phi viewpoint which I personally think is rather worth it, it is just nearby this hotel. You already climbed 1/4 of the heights to reach the 2nd viewpoint !
Please provide shower gel instead of soap bars as the thin soap bar is really hard to use.. Thank you!! and your aircond is not cold..

Reviewed September 01, 2018

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9.6

Exceptional

Christian from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 3 nights in April 2018

My stay ”

I had a lovely stay here, I was well received, my room looked over the island (not far below the viewpoint) it was very clean, it does have many steps to get up to the hotel but it’s worth it for the view. The restaurant here is also well worth checking out, I had a good food every time I ate there, I would book again.

Reviewed June 18, 2018

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10.0

Exceptional

Tyler from Canada

Solo traveler

Superior Sea View Room

Stayed 1 night in June 2018

Amazing resort (with quite a view!)”

Awesome resort. The lady at reception is very kind and helpful. I was supposed to stay only 1 night but decided to stay one more night, since I loved it so much. Definitely sit out and watch the sun set! Your balcony will face the entire island so you can see everything. Will definitely be returning!